Where the public prosecutor decides, of his or her own motion or at the request of the accused, to use the procedure of appearance on prior recognition of guilt pursuant to Article 495-15, it shall inform the president of the criminal court before which the case had been heard.
This decision may not be taken less than one month before the date scheduled for the hearing, unless the president of the criminal court agrees.
In all cases, if recourse is made to the procedure of appearance on prior acknowledgement of guilt, the date of the homologation hearing must be set more than ten days before the date of the hearing scheduled before the criminal court.